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Sorry I missed just about everyone yesterday. My computer got a horrid little virus in the morning which was messing up everything.
I gave it lots of lemsip and old B&W films to watch but it didn't get better until well into the evening.
Of course, it's now got to catch up all the lessons and homework it missed yesterday. Hey ho!
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Slate horse trough beside Mintaro Institute. The slate quarried in the local quarries (opened 1857 & still in production) had many uses from street paving to wine vats.
“The Flag Stone Quarry at Mintaro is now open, and in working order. The undersigned is prepared to supply Flagstones of any reasonable size and thickness for Flooring, Cisterns, Chimney Pieces, Headstones, Sills, &c. The stone is of a deep blue colour, and has a perfectly smooth surface. All orders punctually attended to. Thompson Priest.” [Adelaide Observer 17 Oct 1857 advert]
“For Sale, adjoining Mintaro, a fine Eighty-Acre Agricultural Section, enclosed with Post and Rail Fence; Running Water throughout the year. This property contains a valuable Slate Quarry, from which large quantities of excellent Slate, have been and are still being sent to different parts of the colony. It adjoins the Patent Copper Company's Farm. Apply to Peter Brady, Mintaro.” [Register 7 Jul 1858 advert]
“Mr. Smith, late of the Burra, and now of the Mintaro Hotel. . . has also purchased, for £775, the paddock containing the famous slate quarry in the vicinity of the Company's farm, lately the property of Mr. P. Brady. The quarry is at present hired by Mr. Priest (whose term will expire in a few months) at a rental of £20 per annum. Mr. Priest, during his occupation, has succeeded in extracting a great quantity of very valuable slabs from the quarry, some of which have had surfaces of nearly 100 square feet.” [Adelaide Observer 31 Jul 1858]
“I observed this day, passing through our township, a slate for the Exhibition, from the Mintaro Slate Quarry. . . Mr. Priest forwarding it by his own team right through, to prevent accident in unloading, &c., at the railway. It is a most splendid piece of flagging. The measurement of it is 12 feet 1 inch in length, by 9 feet in breadth, and l¾ and one sixteenth inch in thickness. . . The flag forwarded is simply squared; the surface natural as it came from the quarry. Two flags were forwarded to the London Exhibition from this quarry, and received honorable mention. This quarry has been at work for the last 11 years, and the average number of workmen employed throughout the year is about 12.” [Advertiser 12 Oct 1867]
“Mintaro Slate Quarries, which are the property of Mr. Thompson Priest. They are situated at a short distance from the township. . . The produce of these quarries is admirably adapted for flagging purposes, for which it is considered superior to the Willunga slate, being of closer grain and not liable to shell off. Roofing slates, however, cannot be made. At present Mr. Priest has seven men employed.” [Express & Telegraph 13 Apr 1870]
“Mr. Priest, the proprietor of the famous slate quarries, is continually enlarging his business, having now a considerable trade with Victoria and New South Wales. He has opened up an increased extent of the quarries, and can supply our unrivalled flagging in almost any quantity. He has also lately introduced into Mintaro about thirty souls, nearly all newly arrived immigrants.” [Advertiser 7 Jul 1876]
“Mintaro. . . A company has also been formed to open a new slate quarry in close proximity to the slate quarry. Two blocks are already sunk — one about 12 or 13 feet, and the other somewhat less in depth. Slate has been struck of good color, but soft at present. It is intended to sink more holes to test the ground, but it will be some time before the same quality slate is produced as that at the old quarry.” [Northern Argus 4 Sep 1883]
“The Mintaro slate quarry will, no doubt, improve in its business, as it has passed solely into the hands of Mr. E. G. Priest, who has managed the business for a great number of years.” [Northern Argus 10 Sep 1889]
“It was generally thought that when the Mintaro slate quarry passed into a Melbourne firm's hands things would have improved, which is not the case; in fact, it was very much better under the former proprietors, for there is not one-third the men employed there now that there were some time ago.” [Northern Argus 25 Apr 1890]
“instructions to sell by auction. . . The Mintaro Slate Quarry, situate on the western half of Section No. 178, Hundred of Clare, South Australia, and comprising 40 Acres of Freehold Land. The quality of the Slate from this Quarry is well known and cannot be surpassed. The Quarry is situated about 4 miles from Mintaro Railway Station on the Main North line.” [Register 16 Jul 1891 advert]
“deputation which recently waited on the Minister of Public Works in Victoria and complained that that department was giving a preference to the Mintaro slates, imported from South Australia in the erection of public buildings to the detriment of the Castlemaine slate quarries.” [Northern Argus 3 Jun 1892]
“A meeting of the residents was held at the Devonshire Hotel on Monday afternoon, to consider the advisableness of trying to open up the quarry on the Chief Justice's land adjoining the present Mintaro flagstone quarries. . . Mr. Torr said that if the workmen would take an interest in the affair he was prepared to put £300 into the concern at once. . . There is very little doubt that the stone in the proposed quarry is the same as that in the present Mintaro quarries, and the cost of opening would not be so very great.” [Register15 Dec 1892]
“Mintaro. . . The flagstone quarries are kept busy, chiefly with orders from the neighboring States. At present a large number of wine vats, with a holding capacity of 1,470 gallons each, are in course of construction. Of late years there has been a growing demand for Mintaro flagstone wine vats, and they are steadily replacing the large wooden vats.” [Advertiser 23 Jan 1904]
“Mintaro is famous for its slate quarries, which contain an unlimited quantity of the best slate in the world. . . and can be raised in blocks 18 ft by 12 ft. Originally a Melbourne company worked a slate quarry, but liquidated after conducting business for some years. A local company was then formed, principally through the support of the late Mr James Torr, and the energy of the secretary (Mr W E Giles).” [Kapunda Herald 3 Jun 1904]
“Mintaro. . . Slate was first discovered in this neighborhood by Mr. Peter Brady, in the early, fifties. This was some distance south of the present quarry. From this quarry the discoverer procured a considerable quantity of stone, and afterwards leased the property to Mr. Thompson Priest, who worked the slate for 30 years. On the expiry of this lease several ineffectual attempts were made to develop the industry by Victorian capital. Owing mainly to the enterprise of Mr. W. E. Giles and the late Mr. James Torr, a limited liability company was formed in 1893. . . The present workings measure 300 ft. by 100 ft. by 120 ft. m depth. The strata are extremely well defined, and probably extend for several miles. The quarry is situated on a block of 15 acres, leased from Sir Samuel Way. It is about five miles from the railway-station, but is not on the site of the original quarry. . . The massive stones are raised by steel cranes, worked by a steam engine. They are loaded on trucks running on short tramlines.” [Advertiser 8 Jun 1910]
“The stone is applied to various purposes. Monuments and pavements are largely manufactured from Mintaro slate. . . It is also used as kerbstones, outer stairways, ledges in lavatories and laboratory tables. On account of its smoothness and evenness it is very much sought after for billiard tables and electric tables. . . in flooring cheese and butter factories. For similar reasons it is employed by vignerons for fermenting tanks.” [Chronicle 11 Jun 1910]
THOMPSON PRIEST
“PRIEST. — [Died] On the 10th inst., at his residence, Mintaro, Thompson Priest, J.P., aged 68, proprietor of the Mintaro Flagstone Quarries. A colonist of 33 years.” [Northern Argus 11 May 1888]
“Mr. Thompson Priest, J.P. . . landed on these shores in 1855, and he shortly afterwards located himself at Mintaro. For some years he was a member of the Clare District Council, and after the separation from Clare he became a member of the Stanley District Council, over which he ably presided for the last 18 years. Soon after he settled down in Mintaro he became the lessee of the celebrated local flagstone quarries, and his name in connection therewith is known in this and the other colonies. He was also a Commissioner of the North Midland Road Board for several years.” [Northern Argus 11 May 1888]
JAMES SAMPSON TORR
“TORR. — [Died] On the 15th November, at his residence, Mintaro, James Sampson Torr, aged 78 years.” [Register 20 Nov 1894]
“Mr. James Torr, of Mintaro. . . came to South Australia in 1847. . . He had had large experience in mining, both in Devonshire and Cornwall, as well as in Spain. Shortly after his arrival he went to the Burra Mine. . . he visited the Victorian gold fields, and was one of the fairly lucky ones. Returning to South Australia, he settled in the neighbourhood of Mintaro and entered into farming pursuits, connecting with them the management of the Devonshire Hotel, Mintaro. . . there are not many counties in South Australia in which he has not had land at one time or another. He had been known for many years as one of the largest landowners in the colony. . . Mr. Torr was married twice. His only son is dead, but he has several grandchildren.” [Register 21 Nov 1894]
Derby WA Australia.
Long water trough near Derby WA filled from artesian bores. Built in the early 1900's and
provides water for up to a thousand head of cattle at a time that were moved through Derby, 120 metres long.
Ya se vertieron varios cubos de agua hirviendo sobre el gochu, pero para remojarlo bien y que se ablande toda la piel, se le hace girar dentro de la duerna con dos cuerdas que pasan por debajo del cuerpo del animal. Esta labor ademas sirve como un primer raspado, donde se elimina una buena parte del pelo.
Several hot water barrels have already been used but you need to soak the entire carcass. Four men using two long strong ropes placed under the carcass roll the animal in the trough. Besides the main purpose of it this action removes the gross of the animal hair.
Presumably not just for old horses!
It does occur to me that I don't think I have ever seen a horse at a horse trough - except in the odd "western".
The top of the cattle trough in Gladstone Avenue has been swivelled back on the base . . . well, almost.
No plants in it yet. Just rainwater, with a few small bits of litter including some cigarette ends.
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§ Link to Google StreetView May 2015.
§ Google StreetView in August 2014.
I came across this in a remote village in the Limousin in February 2005. The weather was bitingly cold and I was puzzled to know how the water from the spout could reach the granite trough.
I've forgotten the name of the village - does anyone recognise it from this picture?
14:37, Wednesday 2nd October 2013 ·
Leatherhead, Surrey, England ·
Pentax KX (35mm SLR camera) ·
Kodak Portra 160 (colour negative film - ISO 160) ·
SMC Pentax f2.2 85mm soft lens · f4.8 · 1/250 ·
May 2002 - "Horse Trough by the Corner on Dorking Road.
The observant may have noticed a handsome stone horse trough filled with plants on the corner of the Dorking Road near the church. This originally stood on the site of the old Bradmere Pond at the foot of Park Rise in the Kingston Road. [It has now moved again to near the bus stop in front of the church].
"When the pond was filled in around 1905 a Mrs. Braybrooke of Eastbourne donated the trough for horses to drink from. She was a founder member of the Anti-Vivisection League and a fervent supporter of the RSPCA, but we don't know what her connection with Leatherhead was.
"The trough was removed probably during the 1930s - can anyone remember exactly when? It was then for many years in the garden of 1 Vale Lodge, the part which Dennis Hooker owned. When he moved to Orchardleigh the trough moved too, but his family have recently offered it back to the Council who have placed it in its present position where it looks very handsome."
Linda Heath
June 2002 - "The Horse Trough - Thanks to several people who contacted me, and a letter in the local paper from Mrs. C. M. John of Mickleham, we have been able to piece together the story of the horse trough! I discovered that it stood between where the Shell Garage is now and the steps up to the King George V Gardens. I had thought that it was moved in the 1930s, but several people mentioned its being there in the 1960s, and Mrs. John explained that in 1964 the Council were going to remove the trough and dispose of it but she said she knew someone who would love to have it.
This turned out to be Lucy Hooker, Dennis's first wife, who bought it for £5 and took it to Vale Lodge. Years later, when Dennis and Mary moved to Orchardleigh, the trough went with them. Dennis's daughter, Sarah, first offered the trough to the Museum, but as they couldn't afford the cost of moving it, then to the Council, who moved it to its present position. Thanks to everyone who filled in the story!"
Linda Heath
www.parishchurch.leatherheadweb.org.uk/horse-trough.htm
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Godolphin is the National Trust's latest acquisition, just about to be opened on a limitied basis whilst it is restored.
It is somewhere vaguely between Marazion and Helston in Cornwall.
A magical place in its relatively unrestored state, this was the find of the week. Much as I want to keep it to myself, I must recommend you pay it a visit if in the area.
This is in part of the mediaeval garden. I particularly liked the lushness and the navelwort growing on the trough.
Subtle (hopefully!) use of HDR here to balance the darkness of the trough to the very bright background garden.
Transit of Mercury on May 09, 2016. Image taken at 18:00 UT, i.e. a few minutes before Mercury and the Sun set here in Linz, Austria. A moment after this Image was taken, trees were already hiding Mercury.
Exposure was 1/190 second (Canon EOS 550D at ISO 400) trough a 90/1000mm Refractor equipped with solar filter foil.
April 25, 2022 - This old bathtub appears to be a watering trough now for the farm animals at De Koe scaffolding mill. Veere, Netherlands.
After I had built up the sides and shaped the edges (I used perlite in the final layer) and rinsed and scrubbed the outside layer to smooth it, I then turned the trough on its side to work on the bottom side.